Awesome Videos
Puerto Rico’s Deep Sea Creatures
NOAA ocean explorers recently went on an expedition off the coast of Puerto Rico. Using robot submarines, they found these beautiful creatures, some of them so new to us that we don’t even have names for them.
Looking for Adam
Alex Lyngaas’ 69-year old mom Eva is looking for a man with whom she can share the rest of her life, so Alex decided to help her out. She loves the outdoors, art and taking care of her family. Sounds like a heck of a catch to us.
Motorcycle Fire Tunnel
Stuntmen Enrico Schoeman and André de Kock pulled off this death-defying record breaking feat in which they drove their motorcycle through a 395 foot-long tunnel of fire – and this is after they were injured on previous attempts.
Mega Man Multi Run
If you thought it was difficult to get all the way through a single Mega Man game, you’ll be even more impressed by Aura Puffs’ ability – to complete both Mega Man X and Mega Man X2 at the same time – with a single controller.
Triple Scooter Backflip
During a recent Nitro Circus event, performer R Willy pulled off an astounding feat – the world’s first triple backflip on a scooter. Apparently, he’s been attempting this at every show for two years straight, so persistence pays off.
Air New Zealand: Safety Safari
Now that it’s done with Hobbits, Air New Zealand has found a new way to get passengers to watch their air safety videos – by filling them with beautiful young women and men frolicking on the beach and showing off their surfing skills.
SMS Racing VR
SMS Racing is a virtual reality parody racing game for the Samsung Gear VR and Galaxy Note 4. During the race, both you and the AI racers are sent silly text messages that you have to reply to within 10 seconds. Non-VR version here.
Cats Who Hate Birthdays
As we’ve already learned, cats can be real jerks. Here, a bunch of felines show their doting owners just what they think of having their birthdays celebrated. Then again, throwing a birthday party for your cat is kind of dumb.
Great: The Show
Unklejoe’s web series Great: The Show parodies kid’s shows with skits that hilariously present the sadness and complexity of life that extinguish our sense of wonder and innocence. Also, brownies are just pieces of a brownie.
Squarepusher: Stor Eiglass
Squarepusher’s trippy new music video puts you in the center of a psychedelic virtual world that can be gazed upon courtesy of YouTube 360. Also available in Google Cardboard and iOS versions.
Compassion is True Communication
Thai telecom company TrueMove H asks for donations to Thai charities with this commercial about a World War II soldier who was tortured but ultimately regained his faith in humanity as a prisoner of war.
Flash Gordon Classic
The latest installment of Rob Pratt’s animated fan film series features Flash Gordon and his companions meeting Ming the Merciless for the first time. This made us realize that Krieger is a dead ringer for Zarkov.
Can You Tell the Time?
(PG-13 Language) A man comes home and is asked to prove that he’s not drunk. He appears to be the same guy that made a video version of the old fox and four cubs joke, so this is most likely staged. Still funny though.
Sneaky Crow
YouTuber Connor McCarthy caught this bird trying to sneak up on him. You know nothing, Connor. This was a test. He’s a wandering crow, and they’re in dire need of men. Or maybe he just wants to tip your phone sideways.
Jetman Dubai: Young Feathers
XDubai confirms its teaser: we now have multiple Jetmen. Watch the original Jetman Yves Rossy flying over Dubai with his protégé, skydiving and BASE jumping expert Vincent Reffet. We can’t wait to see their next film.
Jay Leno Rides the Ronin 47
Jay Leno’s Garage chats with Ronin Motorworks about the Ronin 47, the shop’s limited edition take on the Buell 1125 sportbike. Its front-mounted radiator is… unique, but that’s part of its appeal. Test ride at 13:05.
One Man, Three Little Birds
Samurai Guitarist proves his dexterity as he performs Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds on three ukuleles, a snare drum, tambourine, organ, bass and harmonica all at once. His five guitar rendition of Für Elise ain’t too shabby either.
Reverie of Vietnam
Olivier Astrologo’s recap of his recent trip to Vietnam features the Southeast Asian country’s natural wonders, historical sites and the daily life in one of its cities. Shot with a Sony A7ii, 35mm & 55mm lenses and a handheld gimbal.
Footloose without Music
YouTuber Mix Minus strips the song from Kevin Bacon’s classic angry warehouse dance scene in Footloose. How the heck did he hear his car’s stereo all the way through anyway? At least Bret had a sax player with him.
The Floating Screwdriver
Thanks to the wonders of physics, this guy is able to make a screwdriver float in mid-air with the help of compressed air, and a little phenomenon known as the Coandă effect, which allows an object to remain aloft in a diagonal stream of air.
Kojaque: Midnight Flower
(PG-13 Language) Irish rapper Kojaque trained extensively to be able to hold his breath and lip sync underwater to make the video for his track Midnight Flower. The dazed look on his face by the end says it all.
The Carbonite Maneuver
“Legends will unite and galaxies will clash…” YouTuber SonofSpork made this ’80s style trailer for a crossover movie featuring characters from Star Wars and Star Trek: The Original Series.